lunatask.app

Lunatask is an encrypted all-in-one app that combines a to-do list, habit tracker, journaling, life-tracking, and notes. Its task management is built around "guiding lists that manage themselves": instead of you manually re-dating overdue items every day, the app is designed to keep you focused and ensure no task is left behind — without the constant rescheduling, overwhelm, or sense of failure that comes with a plain to-do list. This applies if your main problem is an ever-growing list you keep reorganizing rather than working through.

What "guiding lists" means in practice

A conventional to-do list is passive: it holds whatever you put in it, and when you fall behind, the maintenance work (moving, re-prioritizing, deleting) falls on you. Lunatask frames its lists as active guides — the list structure and prioritization methods do the sorting work so you can spend your attention on doing tasks rather than curating them.

The site describes this as taking "the weight off your shoulders," keeping you focused, and ensuring "no task is left behind." The practical effect is that an unfinished task doesn't silently rot at the bottom of a list; the system's structure keeps it visible and prioritized.

The prioritization methods it supports

Lunatask builds several established prioritization frameworks directly into task management, so you pick a lens and the list reflects it:

The "forgiving" framing matters: the Kanban-like approach is presented as a way to avoid the "sense of failure" that comes from a backlog you can't clear. Combined with a work-in-progress limit, the design pushes you toward finishing a few things rather than starting many.

Focus tools that reduce the need to reschedule

Two features directly attack the rescheduling problem:

• Work-in-progress limit caps how many tasks are active, so the list can't balloon into something you must constantly prune.
• Timers attach time to tasks, which turns vague items into bounded work sessions.

The site also lists a daily calendar with time blocking: you connect calendars (Google, Outlook, iCloud, and others are supported) to see meetings and calls next to your tasks, then drag planned tasks and habits onto the calendar to fill the gaps between them. Time blocking is the mechanism that replaces "I'll get to it someday" with a specific slot — which is what removes the need to keep re-dating the same task.

Where the rest of the app fits

Task management doesn't sit alone. The same app includes:

• Habit tracking with daily and weekly habits, customizable recurrence, current and record streaks, and reminder notifications.
• Mood, emotion, energy, and stress tracking, so you can see over time how your workload and habits affect how you feel.
• Encrypted notes and notebooks with Markdown support, note sharing and deep linking, templates, and PIN-protected notebooks.
• Journaling with customizable entry templates, PIN protection, and integrated mood tracking.
• Relationship tracking — the site describes it as a lightweight CRM for friends and family, so anniversaries and personal details aren't missed.

The site also notes that a major update, Lunatask 3.0, is in progress with details to be announced.

How to decide if it fits you

Choose Lunatask's approach if your pain point is list maintenance — you spend more time reorganizing tasks than doing them, or an overdue backlog makes you avoid the app entirely. The built-in Must/Should/Want and Eisenhower methods plus a work-in-progress limit are most useful when you have more tasks than time and need a system to say no for you.

It's a weaker fit if you only want a minimal checklist and don't want prioritization frameworks or calendar blocking in the same tool. Pricing and plan details are on the site's Pricing page; check there before committing, since the available material doesn't specify plan terms.

Lunatask is an all-in-one, encrypted productivity app that combines a to-do list, habit tracker, journaling, life-tracking, and notes in one place. It suits people who want task management and mental well-being tools together rather than spread across several apps, and you can get started for free. The site also notes that a major "Lunatask 3.0" evolution is in the works, with details to be announced.

Core things you can do with Lunatask

Manage tasks without constant rescheduling

Lunatask's task lists are designed to manage themselves, so you don't have to keep reshuffling them. The site describes a "forgiving" Kanban-like philosophy and a Must/Should/Want method, plus an Eisenhower Matrix, timers, and a work-in-progress limit. The stated aim is to reduce overwhelm and the sense of failure that comes from an ever-growing backlog.

Plan your day with calendar and time blocking

You can connect calendars (the site lists Google, Outlook, and iCloud among supported services) to see meetings and calls next to your tasks. From there, you drag planned tasks and habits onto the calendar to fill the gaps between events. It also supports joining Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams calls, creating notes for events from templates, and seeing Facebook events on the calendar.

Build and track habits

A visual habit tracker shows your progress and holds you accountable. You can set daily and weekly habits with customizable recurrence, view current and record streaks, and turn on reminder notifications. The emphasis is on both dropping bad habits and building healthy ones.

Track how you feel

Mood and emotion tracking, energy-level tracking, and stress tracking give you visibility into how you're doing over time and how new habits affect you. The site frames this as useful whether you struggle with mood swings, stress, anxiety, or depression.

Keep secure notes and journal

Encrypted notes and notebooks support Markdown, note sharing with deep linking, note templates, and PIN-protected notebooks. Journaling offers a customizable template for entries, PIN protection for extra privacy, and integrated mood and emotion tracking.

Keep up with relationships

Lunatask also includes a lightweight relationship-tracking feature (described as "CRM but for friends") so you can keep track of friends and family and avoid missed anniversaries.

Who it fits — and what to check first

How to get started

1. Go to lunatask.app and choose "Get Started for Free."
2. Create your account and set up your first task list.
3. Connect a calendar if you want time blocking alongside meetings.
4. Add a habit or two and enable reminders.
5. Start a journal entry or a PIN-protected notebook for private notes.

Expected result: a single workspace where tasks, calendar, habits, mood tracking, and notes live together.

Common sticking points: calendar sync depends on your provider being supported; PIN-protected notebooks and journaling require you to set and remember a PIN; and if you're evaluating it for a team, note that the site's framing is personal productivity and well-being rather than team collaboration.

For current plan details and any limits on the free option, check the Pricing page rather than assuming what's included.

Lunatask's notes and journaling are protected by encryption, and you can add a second layer of access control with PIN protection on individual notebooks and journal entries. The website describes Lunatask as an "all-in-one encrypted to-do list, habit tracker, journaling, life-tracking and notes app," so encryption is a baseline property of the app rather than an optional add-on for notes. If your main concern is keeping written material private on a shared or portable device, the PIN features are the most direct control; if you need details on the encryption standard or key management, the site's documentation and API pages are the places to check, since the homepage does not specify them.

What protects your notes and journal entries

Two layers are described on the site:

• App-level encryption. Lunatask presents itself as an encrypted app across all its modules, including notes and journaling. This is the foundation that keeps note content protected rather than stored as plain text.
• PIN protection. Beyond encryption, you can lock specific containers: the site lists "PIN-protected Notebooks" under Secure Notes and "PIN Protection for Extra Privacy" under Journaling. This is useful when someone else can pick up an unlocked device — the PIN gates access to the notebook or journal even inside an already-open app.

The homepage does not state which encryption scheme is used, whether encryption is end-to-end, or how keys are derived from the PIN. Treat those as open questions and verify them in Lunatask's documentation before relying on the app for highly sensitive material.

Notes: Markdown, sharing, templates, and locking

Lunatask's notes are built for both quick capture and longer reference material. The site describes them as suitable for "a list of goals for next week, meeting notes, or a favorite recipe," and lists these capabilities:

A practical setup: keep one PIN-protected notebook for private material (personal goals, sensitive meeting notes) and leave shared or low-sensitivity notes unlocked so deep links and sharing stay frictionless. Sharing and PIN protection pull in opposite directions — expect a shared note to be less contained than a locked notebook, and decide per note which matters more.

Journaling with mood and emotion tracking

Journaling in Lunatask is designed for reflection rather than pure record-keeping. The site lists:

• A customizable template for entries, so each entry follows a structure you choose
• PIN protection for extra privacy
• Integrated mood and emotion tracking
• A log of shared memories and experiences

The mood and emotion tracking connects journaling to Lunatask's broader life-tracking: the same app offers a mood and emotion tracker, an energy level tracker, and a stress tracker. That means a journal entry can sit alongside how you felt that day, which is what makes patterns visible over time. For example, if you journal weekly and rate mood in the same entry, you can look back and see whether a new habit — tracked in the habit tracker — lines up with better or worse days.

If you want the journal to stay private, enable PIN protection on entries before writing anything sensitive; retrofitting protection after the fact is more work than starting locked.

Where the security picture is incomplete

The homepage makes strong privacy claims but stops short of technical specifics. Before you commit:

1. Check the documentation for the encryption model — what is encrypted, when, and whether the provider can access content.
2. Confirm PIN behavior — whether a forgotten PIN means permanent loss of the protected notebook or entry, and whether PINs sync across devices.
3. Review the pricing page for any plan limits on notes, notebooks, or sharing, since feature availability can differ by tier.
4. Note the version context — the site says Lunatask 3.0 is in development with details "coming soon," so security-relevant behavior may change.

Who this fits

Lunatask's notes and journaling suit people who want one encrypted place for tasks, habits, mood, and writing, and who value PIN-level locking for private notebooks and entries. They are a weaker fit if you need published encryption specifications up front or enterprise-grade access controls — in that case, confirm the details in the documentation first, or look for a tool that documents its encryption model in full.

Lunatask handles habit-building and well-being tracking as two connected features: a visual habit tracker with streaks and reminders, and a mood/emotion, energy, and stress tracker that builds a history over time. The stated purpose of combining them is to give you visibility into how your habits affect how you feel. Both are part of the same all-in-one app that also covers tasks, calendar/time blocking, notes, and journaling, and the site describes the whole product as encrypted.

Habit tracking: what it does

The habit tracker is presented as a visual progress view rather than a plain checklist. According to the site, it includes:

• Daily and weekly habits — habits are defined on a daily or weekly rhythm.
• Customizable recurrence — you can adjust how often a habit repeats rather than being locked to a fixed schedule.
• Current and record streaks — the app shows your active streak alongside your all-time best, which is the accountability mechanism the site emphasizes.
• Reminder notifications — nudges so habits aren't dependent on memory.
• Progress visibility — the visual tracker is framed as showing "your progress" and providing accountability, and the site explicitly positions it for both building good habits and getting rid of bad ones.

A practical example

Suppose you want to read 20 minutes on weekdays and meditate three times a week. You'd set the reading habit as a daily habit with recurrence limited to weekdays, and meditation as a weekly habit with a target of three. Each day the tracker shows whether you've logged them, your current streak, and your record streak; reminders fire on the days they're due. The value shows up over weeks, not days — the streak and record are the feedback loop.

Mood and well-being tracking: what it does

The site lists four separate trackers under "Track How You Feel":

The stated benefit is visibility over time — seeing how you're doing across days and weeks, and specifically how your new habits affect you. The site names mood swings, stress, anxiety, and depression as the kinds of experiences this is meant to make more legible. Journaling sits alongside this: entries can use a customizable template, can be PIN-protected for privacy, and include integrated mood and emotion tracking, so a journal entry and a mood log can be part of the same reflection.

How the two features connect

The connection is the point of the design, not an add-on. Because habits and mood/energy/stress live in one app, the intended workflow is: build or change a habit, keep logging how you feel, and then look back at both histories together to judge whether the habit is helping. The site frames this as tracking "how your new habits affect you." In practice that means treating the mood/energy/stress history as the outcome measure and the habit streaks as the input — for example, comparing your stress logs from weeks when your streak was intact against weeks when it broke.

Limits worth knowing before you commit

• The site describes these as tracking and visibility tools. It does not claim to diagnose anything, and mood tracking is not a substitute for professional care.
• Streaks and reminders are motivational mechanics; if a broken streak demotivates you more than it motivates, the record-streak view may work against you.
• The site notes that a major next version, Lunatask 3.0, is in progress with details "coming soon," so feature specifics may change.
• Pricing is not described on the page reviewed here; a separate Pricing page exists, so check it directly rather than assuming the free entry point covers everything.

Where to start

If your goal is habit accountability, set up one daily and one weekly habit first and let the streak view run for two weeks before adding more. If your goal is understanding your well-being, start logging mood, energy, and stress daily — even briefly — so you have a baseline to compare habits against later. The site offers a "Get Started for Free" entry point, and documentation is linked from the main page for setup details.

Lunatask's daily calendar puts your connected calendars and your tasks side by side, so you can drag planned tasks and habits into the open slots between meetings. It works best if you already keep your schedule in Google, Outlook, or iCloud and want one view that combines fixed commitments with the work you intend to do. You connect a calendar, see meetings and calls next to your task list, then block time by dragging items onto the calendar.

Connecting your calendars

Lunatask supports connecting Google, Outlook, iCloud, and other calendars, according to the site. Once connected, meetings and calls appear directly next to your tasks rather than in a separate app.

The practical setup sequence:

1. Open Lunatask and find the calendar connection settings.
2. Choose your calendar provider (Google, Outlook, iCloud, or another supported option) and authorize access.
3. Confirm that existing events now appear alongside your tasks in the daily view.

Expected result: your fixed commitments and your task list share one screen, which is the precondition for time blocking. If events don't appear, check that you authorized the correct account and that the calendar itself isn't hidden in the provider's settings.

Time blocking by dragging tasks and habits

The core mechanic is direct manipulation: you drag a planned task or habit onto the calendar to fill the space between meetings. This is different from assigning a due date — a due date says when something is owed, while a time block says when you will actually do it.

A concrete example: you have a 10:00–10:30 call and a 14:00–15:00 call. The 10:30–12:00 gap is visible on the calendar. You drag "Draft project proposal" into that gap, and it now occupies a defined slot. If the proposal needs two hours, you can see immediately whether the gap is large enough before committing.

Because habits can be dragged the same way, recurring routines — a daily review, a weekly planning session — get real space on the calendar instead of competing with tasks for attention.

Calls and meeting notes

Lunatask lets you join Zoom, Google Meet, and Teams calls from the calendar, and you can create notes for events from templates. The workflow is: see the meeting on the calendar, join it there, and generate a note from a template so the meeting record starts with a consistent structure rather than a blank page.

This matters most for recurring meeting types. If you have a weekly one-on-one, a template ensures each instance captures the same fields. The site also notes that Facebook events can appear on the calendar, which helps if you track social commitments there.

Where this fits in the wider app

Time blocking in Lunatask is one layer of a broader system. The task side uses a "forgiving" Kanban-like philosophy, a Must/Should/Want method, and an Eisenhower Matrix, plus timers and work-in-progress limits. The calendar layer is where those prioritized tasks get scheduled. Habit tracking, mood and energy tracking, and encrypted notes sit alongside it, so the calendar view can reflect not just meetings but also the routines and reflection you've committed to.

What to check before relying on it

• Provider support: confirm your specific calendar provider is among the supported ones (Google, Outlook, and iCloud are named; "etc." suggests others, but verify yours).
• Two-way behavior: the site describes seeing meetings next to tasks and dragging tasks onto the calendar. It does not state that time blocks are written back to your external calendar, so treat Lunatask's calendar as the planning surface rather than assuming your Google or Outlook calendar will show the blocks.
• Pricing and account requirements: the site links to a pricing page and offers "Get Started for Free," but the available material doesn't specify plan limits or which features require payment. Check the pricing page before committing.

If your problem is scattered scheduling — meetings in one app, tasks in another, and no clear sense of when anything gets done — connecting a calendar and dragging tasks into the gaps is the fastest way to test whether Lunatask's approach fits how you actually work.